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http://www.businessinsider.com/smart-tvs-streaming-devices-change-how-we-watch-2014-8Smart TVs And Streaming Devices Are Taking Over — And Completely Changing How We Watch TVhttp://www.businessinsider.com/smart-tvs-streaming-devices-change-how-we-watch-2014-8
Wed, 20 Aug 2014 12:20:00 -0400Mark Hoelzel
<p><span><img style="float:right;" src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/52f2a83f69beddea5267dd57-400-/globaltvshipments.png" border="0" alt="GlobalTVShipments" width="400" style="float: right;"></span></p>
<p><span>Smart TVs are about to reach a tipping point next year, when they will overtake shipments of traditional TVs in the global market.</span></p>
<p>In the U.S., connected TVs — including smart TVs and streaming devices — will be in 43% of households by 2016.</p>
<p>The adoption of connected TVs is having a huge impact on how and what we watch on TV and resulting in big changes to the pay TV industry. B<span>ig draws to pay TV, such as Major League Baseball and World Wrestling Entertainment have launched their own over-the-top video streaming services geared toward connected TV users, while m<span>ajor cable companies like Comcast and Time Warner Cable have&nbsp;</span>reported frightening subscriber loss numbers in recent quarters<span>.</span></span></p>
<p>In a <a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-8-20-14&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');"><strong>recent report</strong></a> from <strong><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-8-20-14&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">BI Intelligence</a></strong>, we dissect the connected TV landscape, analyzing the factors, trends, and key players that are shaping the market. <a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-8-20-14&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">We explore the explosive growth of streaming devices, such as Google’s Chromecast and Apple TV, and compare it to the growth of smart TVs</a> from manufactures like Samsung and Vizio. We also examine the relationship between connected TVs and the pay TV industry.</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-8-20-14&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Access The Full Report By Signing Up For A Free Trial Today&gt;&gt;</a></strong></p>
<p>Here are some of the key takeaways from the report:</p>
<ul>
<li>Right now, streaming devices currently comprise the majority of connected TVs, ahead of smart TVs. But <a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-8-20-14&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">we believe that this distribution will shift to smart TVs, as prices decrease and the television upgrade cycle shortens.</a></li>
<li>Apple TV and Roku hold the largest market share for streaming devices, but Chromecast, which Google released last summer, has also achieved stellar sales numbers.&nbsp;<a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-8-20-14&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Market research data shows that 8 million Apple TVs and 4.5 million Rokus shipped in 2013 in the U.S.&nbsp;</a></li>
<li>On both streaming devices and smart TVs there is a division between open and closed platforms. <a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-8-20-14&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Chromecast, LG, and Roku have embraced open platforms that allow developers a great deal of freedom to develop apps for their devices. Samsung, Apple, and others are betting on closed ecosystems</a>, which follow a more careful curatorial approach.</li>
<li>Despite platform fragmentation, <a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-8-20-14&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">HTML5 offers at least a faint hope for increased unification between connected TVs,</a> just as it does on mobile. LG and Chromecast have integrated it into their connected TV development environments.</li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-8-20-14&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">How will developers and operating system operators monetize smart TV apps?</a><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-8-20-14&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">&nbsp;</a>Media downloads, subscriptions and — to a much lesser degree — advertisements will drive the dollars. Smart TV platform operators have begun experimenting with ads.</li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-8-20-14&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Changes to the pay TV industry, namely cable and satellite providers, will also have a huge impact on the future of connected TV.</a>&nbsp;It’s now an open question as to how — and how effectively — cable providers will use their power to shape the future of connected TV.</li>
</ul>
<p>In full, the report:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-8-20-14&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Outlines the connected TV landscape as it stands today and how it will change in the near future.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-8-20-14&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Highlights the key players, platforms, and devices that are shaping the connected TV market.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-8-20-14&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Looks at the latest streaming devices to come to market and how each has altered the TV landscape.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-8-20-14&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Projects the trajectory for smart TV shipments and the tension among smart TV manufacturers between an open and closed platform approach.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-8-20-14&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Analyzes the relationship between connected TV and the pay TV industry, and how it will evolve in the future.</a></li>
</ul>
<p><img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/52f2a4736bb3f7bc21c251aa-1200-924/usstreamingdevicemarketsharein2013.png" border="0" alt="USStreamingDeviceMarketShareIn2013"></p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/smart-tvs-streaming-devices-change-how-we-watch-2014-8#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p> http://www.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2-2014-2The Connected TV Landscape: Why Smart TVs And Streaming Gadgets Are Conquering The Living Roomhttp://www.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2-2014-2
Wed, 13 Aug 2014 15:18:00 -0400Mark Hoelzel
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/52fcc39ceab8eac33ceeb136-400-/screen%20shot%202014-02-13%20at%208.06.47%20am.png" border="0" alt="Connected TV" width="400" style="float: right;"></p><p></p>
<p>The first wave of connected TVs, or Web TVs, failed because they assumed that people would use their televisions as a computer, by browsing the Internet and reading email.</p>
<p>New connected televisions enhance&nbsp;the everyday experience of watching by offering a better internet-powered viewing experience for your favorite streamed programs and movies, as well as an alternative way to interact with music and photos.</p>
<p>In a <a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-1&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');"><strong>new report</strong></a> from <strong><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-1&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">BI Intelligence</a></strong>, we dissect the connected TV landscape, analyzing the factors, trends, and key players that are shaping the market. <a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-1&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">We explore the explosive growth of streaming devices, such as Google’s Chromecast and Apple TV, and compare it to the growth smart TVs</a> from manufactures like Samsung and Vizio. We also examine the relationship between connected TVs and the pay TV industry.</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-1&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Access The Full Report By Signing Up For A Free Trial Today&gt;&gt;</a></strong></p>
<p>Here are some of the key takeaways from the report:</p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">Smart TVs will account for the majority of television shipments by 2014.&nbsp;</span><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-1&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile">By 2015, more households will have smart TV than connected TVs.</a></li>
<li>Other streaming devices currently comprise the majority of connected TVs. But <a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-1&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">we believe distribution will shift to smart TVs, as prices decrease and the television upgrade cycle shortens.</a></li>
<li>Apple TV and Roku hold the largest market share for streaming devices, but Chromecast, which Google released last summer, has also achieved stellar sales numbers.&nbsp;<a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-1&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Market research data shows that 8 million Apple TVs and 4.5 million Rokus shipped in 2013 in the U.S.&nbsp;</a></li>
<li>On both streaming devices and smart TVs there is a division between open and closed platforms. <a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-1&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Chromecast, LG, and Roku have embraced open platforms that allow developers a great deal of freedom to develop apps for their devices. Samsung, Apple, and others are betting on closed ecosystems</a>, which follow a more careful curatorial approach.</li>
<li>Despite platform fragmentation, <a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-1&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">HTML5 offers at least a faint hope for increased unification between connected TVs,</a> just as it does on mobile. LG and Chromecast have integrated it into their connected TV development environments.</li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-1&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">How will developers and operating system operators monetize smart TV apps?</a><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-1&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">&nbsp;</a>Media downloads, subscriptions and — to a much lesser degree — advertisements will drive the dollars. Smart TV platform operators have begun experimenting with ads.</li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-1&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Changes to the pay TV industry, namely cable and satellite providers, will also have a huge impact on the future of connected TV.</a>&nbsp;It’s now an open question as to how — and how effectively — cable providers will use their power to shape the future of connected TV.</li>
<li><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">In sum, connected TVs are on pace to take over the television viewing experience. There will be more than 759 million televisions connected to the Internet worldwide by 2018, more than double 2013's number, according to Digital TV Research.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">&nbsp;</span></li>
</ul>
<p>In full, the report:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-1&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Outlines the connected TV landscape as it stands today and how it will change in the near future.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-1&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Highlights the key players, platforms, and devices that are shaping the connected TV market.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-1&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Looks at the latest streaming devices to come to market and how each has altered the TV landscape.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-1&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Projects the trajectory for smart TV shipments and the tension among smart TV manufacturers between an open and closed platform approach.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-1&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Analyzes the relationship between connected TV and the pay TV industry, and how it will evolve in the future.</a></li>
</ul>
<p><img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/52f2a83f69beddea5267dd57-1200-924/globaltvshipments.png" border="0" alt="GlobalTVShipments" width="800"></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2-2014-2#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p> http://www.businessinsider.com/smart-tvs-are-on-pace-to-take-over-the-entire-tv-market-2014-7Smart TVs Are On Pace To Take Over The Entire TV Markethttp://www.businessinsider.com/smart-tvs-are-on-pace-to-take-over-the-entire-tv-market-2014-7
Sat, 26 Jul 2014 17:00:00 -0400Mark Hoelzel
<p><img style="float:right;" src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/52f2a7d3ecad041d47c251ac-1200-924/globalsmarttvshareoftvshipments.png?maxX=1200&amp;maxY=900" border="0" alt="GlobalTVShipments" width="1200" height="900" style="float: right;" /></p><p></p>
<p>Smart TVs are on pace to dominate the television market. They will account for 73% of global flat screen TV shipments by 2017, up from just 33% in 2013, according to Strategy Analytics.</p>
<p>In the U.S., <a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-7-23-14&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');"><strong>BI Intelligence</strong></a> estimates that around 25 million smart TVs will be active in American households by year-end 2016.</p>
<p>Additionally, the television replacement cycle is shortening, as declining TV prices accelerate smart TV adoption.</p>
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">In a </span><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-7-23-14&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');"><strong>new report</strong></a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> from </span><strong style="line-height: 1.5em;"><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-7-23-14&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">BI Intelligence</a></strong><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">, we dissect the connected TV landscape, analyzing the factors, trends, and key players that are shaping the market. </span><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-7-23-14&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">We explore the explosive growth of streaming devices, such as Google&rsquo;s Chromecast and Apple TV, and compare it to the growth of smart TVs</a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> from manufactures like Samsung and Vizio. We also examine the relationship between connected TVs and the pay TV industry.</span></p>
<p><strong><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-7-23-14&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Access The Full Report By Signing Up For A Free Trial Today&gt;&gt;</a></strong></p>
<p>Here are some of the key takeaways from the report:</p>
<ul>
<li>Streaming devices currently comprise the majority of connected TVs. But <a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-7-23-14&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">we believe distribution will shift to smart TVs, as prices decrease and the television upgrade cycle shortens.</a></li>
<li>Apple TV and Roku hold the largest market share for streaming devices, but Chromecast, which Google released last summer, has also achieved stellar sales numbers.&nbsp;<a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-7-23-14&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Market research data shows that 8 million Apple TVs and 4.5 million Rokus shipped in 2013 in the U.S.&nbsp;</a></li>
<li>Smart TVs will account for the majority of television shipments by 2014. <a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-7-23-14&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile">By 2015, more households will have smart TV than connected TVs.</a></li>
<li>On both streaming devices and smart TVs there is a division between open and closed platforms. <a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-7-23-14&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Chromecast, LG, and Roku have embraced open platforms that allow developers a great deal of freedom to develop apps for their devices. Samsung, Apple, and others are betting on closed ecosystems</a>, which follow a more careful curatorial approach.</li>
<li>Despite platform fragmentation, <a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-7-23-14&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">HTML5 offers at least a faint hope for increased unification between connected TVs,</a> just as it does on mobile. LG and Chromecast have integrated it into their connected TV development environments.</li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-7-23-14&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">How will developers and operating system operators monetize smart TV apps?</a><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-7-23-14&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">&nbsp;</a>Media downloads, subscriptions and &mdash; to a much lesser degree &mdash; advertisements will drive the dollars. Smart TV platform operators have begun experimenting with ads.</li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-7-23-14&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Changes to the pay TV industry, namely cable and satellite providers, will also have a huge impact on the future of connected TV.</a>&nbsp;It&rsquo;s now an open question as to how &mdash; and how effectively &mdash; cable providers will use their power to shape the future of connected TV.</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-7-23-14&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">The report is full of charts and data that can be downloaded and put to use.</a></p>
<p>In full, the report:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-7-23-14&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Outlines the connected TV landscape as it stands today and how it will change in the near future.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-7-23-14&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Highlights the key players, platforms, and devices that are shaping the connected TV market.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-7-23-14&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Looks at the latest streaming devices to come to market and how each has altered the TV landscape.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-7-23-14&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Projects the trajectory for smart TV shipments and the tension among smart TV manufacturers between an open and closed platform approach.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-7-23-14&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Analyzes the relationship between connected TV and the pay TV industry, and how it will evolve in the future.</a></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="line-height: 22.5px;">For full access to all <a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-7-23-14&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">BI Intelligence</a>'s coverage of the digital media industry, including reports, daily briefs, and downloadable charts, <a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-7-23-14&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">sign up for a free trial.</a></span></p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/smart-tvs-are-on-pace-to-take-over-the-entire-tv-market-2014-7#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p> http://www.businessinsider.com/tv-landscape-highly-fragmented-but-html5-could-fix-that-2014-5The TV Landscape Is Highly Fragmented — But HTML5 Could Fix Thathttp://www.businessinsider.com/tv-landscape-highly-fragmented-but-html5-could-fix-that-2014-5
Thu, 15 May 2014 10:22:35 -0400Mark Hoelzel
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/52f2aaba6bb3f76130c251ae-620-/ussmarttvmarketshare%20.png" border="0" alt="USSmartTVMarketShare " width="620" style="float: right;" /></p><p>The smart TV landscape is highly fragmented.</p>
<p>In most cases, manufacturers like Samsung and Vizio use their own proprietary operating systems and software development environments, and much like Apple TV does, strike specific deals with content providers on a case-by-case basis.&nbsp;</p>
<p><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-6&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">However, a recent report from BI Intelligence on the connected TV landscape finds that HTML5 may provide some hope of a more unified future for connected TVs.</a><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-6&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');"></a></p>
<p>HTML5 allows developers to deploy their applications across a number of proprietary operating systems without significant modification.</p>
<p>LG recently announced that it had overhauled its Linux-based WebOS platform for smart TVs so that it<span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">&nbsp;now comes pre-installed with a number of popular streaming apps and provides developers with an accessible HTML5-based development environment.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">Other manufactures may adopt LG&rsquo;s focus on open standards in future iterations of their smart TV operating systems.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">Google&rsquo;s Chromecast device also allows for HTML5 use in loading and delivering streaming content.</span></p>
<p>If more platform operators use HTML5, it will be much easier for developers to create apps that work across all smart TV brands.</p>
<p><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-6&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">In the&nbsp;<strong>BI Intelligence report,</strong> we&nbsp;look at the connected TV landscape, analyzing the factors, trends, and key players that are shaping the market.</a> We closely examine the competing open and closed platform paradigms that are vying to define how we watch TV, and how these differing approaches may ultimately play out in the market.</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-6&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Access The Full Report By Signing Up For A Free Trial Today&gt;&gt;</a></strong></p>
<p>Here are some of the key takeaways from the report:</p>
<ul>
<li>Streaming devices currently comprise the majority of connected TVs. But <a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-6&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">we believe that distribution will shift to smart TVs, as prices decrease and the television upgrade cycle shortens.</a></li>
<li>Apple TV and Roku hold the largest market share for streaming devices, but Chromecast, which Google released last summer, has also achieved stellar sales numbers.&nbsp;<a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-6&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Market research data shows that 8 million Apple TVs and 4.5 million Rokus shipped in 2013 in the U.S.&nbsp;</a></li>
<li>Smart TVs will account for the majority of television shipments by 2014. <a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-6&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile">By 2015, more households will have smart TV than connected TVs.</a></li>
<li>On both streaming devices and smart TVs there is a division between open and closed platforms. <a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-6&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Chromecast, LG, and Roku have embraced open platforms that allow developers a great deal of freedom to develop apps for their devices. Samsung, Apple, and others are betting on closed ecosystems</a>, which follow a more careful curatorial approach.</li>
<li>Despite platform fragmentation, <a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-6&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">HTML5 offers at least a faint hope for increased unification between connected TVs,</a> just as it does on mobile. LG and Chromecast have integrated it into their connected TV development environments.</li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-6&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">How will developers and operating system operators monetize smart TV apps?</a><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-6&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">&nbsp;</a>Media downloads, subscriptions and &mdash; to a much lesser degree &mdash; advertisements will drive the dollars. Smart TV platform operators have begun experimenting with ads.</li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-6&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Changes to the pay TV industry, namely cable and satellite providers, will also have a huge impact on the future of connected TV.</a>&nbsp;It&rsquo;s now an open question as to how &mdash; and how effectively &mdash; cable providers will use their power to shape the future of connected TV.</li>
</ul>
<p>In full, the report:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-6&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Outlines the connected TV landscape as it stands today and how it will change in the near future.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-6&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Highlights the key players, platforms, and devices that are shaping the connected TV market.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-6&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Looks at the latest streaming devices to come to market and how each has altered the TV landscape.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-6&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Projects the trajectory for smart TV shipments and the tension among smart TV manufacturers between an open and closed platform approach.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-6&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Analyzes the relationship between connected TV and the pay TV industry, and how it will evolve in the future.</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-6&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">For full access to all BI Intelligence's coverage of the video industry, including charts, analysis and downloadable Excel files, sign up for a free trial.</a></strong></p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/tv-landscape-highly-fragmented-but-html5-could-fix-that-2014-5#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p> http://www.businessinsider.com/devices-and-platforms-that-are-reshaping-what-it-means-to-watch-tv-2014-4These Are The Devices And Platforms That Are Reshaping What It Means To Watch TVhttp://www.businessinsider.com/devices-and-platforms-that-are-reshaping-what-it-means-to-watch-tv-2014-4
Fri, 25 Apr 2014 10:38:16 -0400Mark Hoelzel
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/52f2a83f69beddea5267dd57-400-/globaltvshipments.png" border="0" alt="GlobalTVShipments" width="400" style="float: right;" /></p><p>Connected TVs are taking their place in the line-up of always-connected modern gadgets alongside smartphones, tablets, and wearable computers. Together, these devices are reshaping how audiences consume media.</p>
<p><span>In fact, some connected TVs run on versions of the same operating systems already found on smartphones and tablets, including Google's Android and Apple's iOS. In other words, it's useful to think of connected TV less as a phenomenon isolated to the TV market, and more as part of a wider consumer trend toward media consumption via the Internet and connected gadgets.</span></p>
<p><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-5&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">In a <strong>recent report</strong> from&nbsp;<strong>BI Intelligence,</strong> we&nbsp;look at the connected TV landscape, analyzing the factors, trends, and key players that are shaping the market.</a> We&nbsp;unpack the competing open and closed platform paradigms that are vying to define how we watch TV, and examine the relationship between connected TVs and the pay TV industry.</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-5&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Access The Full Report By Signing Up For A Free Trial Today&gt;&gt;</a></strong></p>
<p>Here are some of the key takeaways from the report:</p>
<ul>
<li>Streaming devices currently comprise the majority of connected TVs. But <a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-5&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">we believe that distribution will shift to smart TVs, as prices decrease and the television upgrade cycle shortens.</a></li>
<li>Apple TV and Roku hold the largest market share for streaming devices, but Chromecast, which Google released last summer, has also achieved stellar sales numbers.&nbsp;<a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-5&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Market research data shows that 8 million Apple TVs and 4.5 million Rokus shipped in 2013 in the U.S.&nbsp;</a></li>
<li>Smart TVs will account for the majority of television shipments by 2014. <a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-5&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile">By 2015, more households will have smart TV than connected TVs.</a></li>
<li>On both streaming devices and smart TVs there is a division between open and closed platforms. <a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-5&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Chromecast, LG, and Roku have embraced open platforms that allow developers a great deal of freedom to develop apps for their devices. Samsung, Apple, and others are betting on closed ecosystems</a>, which follow a more careful curatorial approach.</li>
<li>Despite platform fragmentation, <a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-5&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">HTML5 offers at least a faint hope for increased unification between connected TVs,</a> just as it does on mobile. LG and Chromecast have integrated it into their connected TV development environments.</li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-5&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">How will developers and operating system operators monetize smart TV apps?</a><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-5&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">&nbsp;</a>Media downloads, subscriptions and &mdash; to a much lesser degree &mdash; advertisements will drive the dollars. Smart TV platform operators have begun experimenting with ads.</li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-5&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Changes to the pay TV industry, namely cable and satellite providers, will also have a huge impact on the future of connected TV.</a>&nbsp;It&rsquo;s now an open question as to how &mdash; and how effectively &mdash; cable providers will use their power to shape the future of connected TV.</li>
</ul>
<p>In full, the report:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-5&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Outlines the connected TV landscape as it stands today and how it will change in the near future.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-5&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Highlights the key players, platforms, and devices that are shaping the connected TV market.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-5&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Looks at the latest streaming devices to come to market and how each has altered the TV landscape.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-5&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Projects the trajectory for smart TV shipments and the tension among smart TV manufacturers between an open and closed platform approach.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-5&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Analyzes the relationship between connected TV and the pay TV industry, and how it will evolve in the future.</a></li>
</ul><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/devices-and-platforms-that-are-reshaping-what-it-means-to-watch-tv-2014-4#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p> http://www.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2-2014-3Smart TVs Are About To Overtake Streaming Devices In The UShttp://www.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2-2014-3
Thu, 17 Apr 2014 21:25:00 -0400Mark Hoelzel
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/52f2aa1d6bb3f7be30c251ac-400-/shareofconnectedtvsbytype.png" border="0" alt="ShareOfConnectedTVsByType" width="400" style="float: right;" /></p><p>Smart TVs and streaming devices &mdash; including the Roku, Apple TV, and Google's Chromecast &mdash; are reshaping what it means to watch TV.</p>
<p>For now, streaming devices are still more common than smart TVs, but that's going to change fast.&nbsp;</p>
<p>A <strong><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-3&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">new report</a></strong> from <strong><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-3&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">BI Intelligence</a> </strong>finds that smart TV sales are poised to explode as prices &nbsp;continue to decline. In the U.S., Europe, and Asia, smart TVs will become standard by the end of this decade.&nbsp;</p>
<p>For now, BI Intelligence estimates that streaming devices account for 53% of connected TVs in the U.S., with smart TVs accounting for the remaining 47%. But that balance will shift very soon.</p>
<p><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-3&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">In the report,&nbsp;<strong>BI Intelligence</strong>&nbsp;looks at the connected TV landscape, analyzing the factors, trends, and key players that are shaping the market.</a> We&nbsp;unpack the competing open and closed platform paradigms that are vying to define how we watch TV, and examine the relationship between connected TVs and the pay TV industry.</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-3&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Access The Full Report By Signing Up For A Free Trial Today&gt;&gt;</a></strong></p>
<p>Here are some of the key takeaways from the report:</p>
<ul>
<li>Streaming devices currently comprise the majority of connected TVs. But <a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-3&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">we believe that distribution will shift to smart TVs, as prices decrease and the television upgrade cycle shortens.</a></li>
<li>Apple TV and Roku hold the largest market share for streaming devices, but Chromecast, which Google released last summer, has also achieved stellar sales numbers.&nbsp;<a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-3&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Market research data shows that 8 million Apple TVs and 4.5 million Rokus shipped in 2013 in the U.S.&nbsp;</a></li>
<li>Smart TVs will account for the majority of television shipments by 2014. <a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-3&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile">By 2015, more households will have smart TV than connected TVs.</a></li>
<li>On both streaming devices and smart TVs there is a division between open and closed platforms. <a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-3&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Chromecast, LG, and Roku have embraced open platforms that allow developers a great deal of freedom to develop apps for their devices. Samsung, Apple, and others are betting on closed ecosystems</a>, which follow a more careful curatorial approach.</li>
<li>Despite platform fragmentation, <a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-3&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">HTML5 offers at least a faint hope for increased unification between connected TVs,</a> just as it does on mobile. LG and Chromecast have integrated it into their connected TV development environments.</li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-3&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">How will developers and operating system operators monetize smart TV apps?</a><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-3&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">&nbsp;</a>Media downloads, subscriptions and &mdash; to a much lesser degree &mdash; advertisements will drive the dollars. Smart TV platform operators have begun experimenting with ads.</li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-3&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Changes to the pay TV industry, namely cable and satellite providers, will also have a huge impact on the future of connected TV.</a>&nbsp;It&rsquo;s now an open question as to how &mdash; and how effectively &mdash; cable providers will use their power to shape the future of connected TV.</li>
</ul>
<p>In full, the report:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-3&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Outlines the connected TV landscape as it stands today and how it will change in the near future.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-3&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Highlights the key players, platforms, and devices that are shaping the connected TV market.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-3&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Looks at the latest streaming devices to come to market and how each has altered the TV landscape.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-3&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Projects the trajectory for smart TV shipments and the tension among smart TV manufacturers between an open and closed platform approach.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-3&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Analyzes the relationship between connected TV and the pay TV industry, and how it will evolve in the future.</a></li>
</ul><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2-2014-3#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p> http://www.businessinsider.com/heres-how-smart-tvs-and-streaming-devices-are-overtaking-the-living-room-2014-4Here's How Smart TVs And Streaming Devices Are Overtaking The Living Roomhttp://www.businessinsider.com/heres-how-smart-tvs-and-streaming-devices-are-overtaking-the-living-room-2014-4
Fri, 11 Apr 2014 14:29:49 -0400Mark Hoelzel
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/52f2a767eab8ea9756c251b0-400-/numberofstreamingdevicessoldin2013.png" border="0" alt="NumberOfStreamingDevicesSoldIn2013" width="400" style="float: right;" /></p><p>Connected TVs are on pace to take over the television viewing experience. There will be more than 759 million televisions connected to the Internet worldwide by 2018, more than double 2013's number, according to Digital TV Research.</p>
<p>Three factors explain growth in the connected TV market: almost ubiquitous access to fast home Internet broadband across developed economies, the proliferation of extremely popular over-the-top (OTT) video streaming services like Netflix, and rapidly falling hardware prices.</p>
<p>In a <a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-5&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');"><strong>recent report</strong></a> from <strong><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-5&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">BI Intelligence</a></strong>, we dissect the connected TV landscape, analyzing the factors, trends, and key players that are shaping the market. <a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-5&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">We explore the explosive growth of streaming devices, such as Google&rsquo;s Chromecast and Apple TV, and compare it to the growth of smart TVs</a> from manufactures like Samsung and Vizio. We also examine the relationship between connected TVs and the pay TV industry.</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-5&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Access The Full Report By Signing Up For A Free Trial Today&gt;&gt;</a></strong></p>
<p>Here are some of the key takeaways from the report:</p>
<ul>
<li>Streaming devices currently comprise the majority of connected TVs. But <a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-5&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">we believe distribution will shift to smart TVs, as prices decrease and the television upgrade cycle shortens.</a></li>
<li>Apple TV and Roku hold the largest market share for streaming devices, but Chromecast, which Google released last summer, has also achieved stellar sales numbers.&nbsp;<a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-5&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Market research data shows that 8 million Apple TVs and 4.5 million Rokus shipped in 2013 in the U.S.&nbsp;</a></li>
<li>Smart TVs will account for the majority of television shipments by 2014. <a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-5&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile">By 2015, smart TVs will overtake streaming devices as the primary type of connected TV.</a></li>
<li>On both streaming devices and smart TVs there is a division between open and closed platforms. <a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-5&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Chromecast, LG, and Roku have embraced open platforms that allow developers a great deal of freedom to develop apps for their devices. Samsung, Apple, and others are betting on closed ecosystems</a>, which follow a more careful curatorial approach.</li>
<li>Despite platform fragmentation, <a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-5&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">HTML5 offers at least a faint hope for increased unification between connected TVs,</a> just as it does on mobile. LG and Chromecast have integrated it into their connected TV development environments.</li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-5&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">How will developers and operating system operators monetize smart TV apps?</a><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-5&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">&nbsp;</a>Media downloads, subscriptions and &mdash; to a much lesser degree &mdash; advertisements will drive the dollars. Smart TV platform operators have begun experimenting with ads.</li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-5&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Changes to the pay TV industry, namely cable and satellite providers, will also have a huge impact on the future of connected TV.</a>&nbsp;It&rsquo;s now an open question as to how &mdash; and how effectively &mdash; cable providers will use their power to shape the future of connected TV.</li>
</ul>
<p>The report is full of charts and data that can easily be downloaded and put to use.</p>
<p>In full, the report:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-5&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Outlines the connected TV landscape as it stands today and how it will change in the near future.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-5&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Highlights the key players, platforms, and devices that are shaping the connected TV market.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-5&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Looks at the latest streaming devices to come to market and how each has altered the TV landscape.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-5&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Projects the trajectory for smart TV shipments and the tension among smart TV manufacturers between an open and closed platform approach.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-5&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Analyzes the relationship between connected TV and the pay TV industry, and how it will evolve in the future.</a></li>
</ul>
<p><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-5&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');"><strong><span style="line-height: 22.5px;">For full access to all BI Intelligence's charts and analysis on the digital video industry, subscribe to a free two-week trial.</span></strong></a></p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/heres-how-smart-tvs-and-streaming-devices-are-overtaking-the-living-room-2014-4#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p> http://www.businessinsider.com/the-number-of-internet-connected-tvs-in-use-worldwide-will-double-by-2018-2014-3The Number Of Internet-Connected TVs In Use Worldwide Will Double By 2018http://www.businessinsider.com/the-number-of-internet-connected-tvs-in-use-worldwide-will-double-by-2018-2014-3
Tue, 25 Mar 2014 10:42:05 -0400Mark Hoelzel
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/52f3c685eab8eaa14f6ea827-400-/globalnumberofconnectedtvs.png" border="0" alt="GlobalNumberOfConnectedTVs" width="400" style="float: right;" /></p><p>Connected TVs are on pace to take over the television viewing experience. There will be more than 759 million televisions connected to the Internet worldwide by 2018, more than double 2013's number, according to Digital TV Research.</p>
<p>Three factors explain growth in the connected TV market: almost ubiquitous access to fast home Internet broadband across developed economies, the proliferation of extremely popular over-the-top (OTT) video streaming services like Netflix, and rapidly falling hardware prices.</p>
<p>Unlike the failed &ldquo;WebTV&rdquo; efforts of the past &mdash; which assumed that consumers would want to surf the Internet on their TVs &mdash; the current generation of smart TV efforts focus on offering consumers better video options. The aim of Internet-connected TVs is not to nudge consumers toward some unfamiliar behavior like searching Google on TV in their living room, but to&nbsp;<em>enhance</em>&nbsp;the everyday experience of watching television<em>.</em><em style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">&nbsp;</em></p>
<p>In a <a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-4&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');"><strong>recent report</strong></a> from <strong><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-4&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">BI Intelligence</a></strong>, we dissect the connected TV landscape, analyzing the factors, trends, and key players that are shaping the market. <a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-4&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">We explore the explosive growth of streaming devices, such as Google&rsquo;s Chromecast and Apple TV, and compare it to the growth <strong>of</strong> smart TVs</a> from manufactures like Samsung and Vizio. We also examine the relationship between connected TVs and the pay TV industry.</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-4&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Access The Full Report By Signing Up For A Free Trial Today&gt;&gt;</a></strong></p>
<p>Here are some of the key takeaways from the report:</p>
<ul>
<li>Streaming devices currently comprise the majority of connected TVs. But <a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-4&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">we believe distribution will shift to smart TVs, as prices decrease and the television upgrade cycle shortens.</a></li>
<li>Apple TV and Roku hold the largest market share for streaming devices, but Chromecast, which Google released last summer, has also achieved stellar sales numbers.&nbsp;<a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-4&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Market research data shows that 8 million Apple TVs and 4.5 million Rokus shipped in 2013 in the U.S.&nbsp;</a></li>
<li>Smart TVs will account for the majority of television shipments by 2014. <a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-4&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile">By 2015, smart TVs will overtake streaming devices as the primary type of connected TV.</a></li>
<li>On both streaming devices and smart TVs there is a division between open and closed platforms. <a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-4&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Chromecast, LG, and Roku have embraced open platforms that allow developers a great deal of freedom to develop apps for their devices. Samsung, Apple, and others are betting on closed ecosystems</a>, which follow a more careful curatorial approach.</li>
<li>Despite platform fragmentation, <a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-4&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">HTML5 offers at least a faint hope for increased unification between connected TVs,</a> just as it does on mobile. LG and Chromecast have integrated it into their connected TV development environments.</li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-4&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">How will developers and operating system operators monetize smart TV apps?</a><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-4&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">&nbsp;</a>Media downloads, subscriptions and &mdash; to a much lesser degree &mdash; advertisements will drive the dollars. Smart TV platform operators have begun experimenting with ads.</li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-4&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Changes to the pay TV industry, namely cable and satellite providers, will also have a huge impact on the future of connected TV.</a>&nbsp;It&rsquo;s now an open question as to how &mdash; and how effectively &mdash; cable providers will use their power to shape the future of connected TV.</li>
</ul>
<p>The report is full of charts and data that can easily be downloaded and put to use.</p>
<p>In full, the report:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-4&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Outlines the connected TV landscape as it stands today and how it will change in the near future.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-4&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Highlights the key players, platforms, and devices that are shaping the connected TV market.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-4&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Looks at the latest streaming devices to come to market and how each has altered the TV landscape.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-4&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Projects the trajectory for smart TV shipments and the tension among smart TV manufacturers between an open and closed platform approach.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-4&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Analyzes the relationship between connected TV and the pay TV industry, and how it will evolve in the future.</a></li>
</ul>
<p><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-4&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');"><strong><span style="line-height: 22.5px;">For full access to all BI Intelligence's charts and analysis on the digital video industry, subscribe to a free two-week trial.</span></strong></a></p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/the-number-of-internet-connected-tvs-in-use-worldwide-will-double-by-2018-2014-3#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p> http://www.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-3-2014-2Here's Why Apple TV And Its Competitors Are Bridge Solutions And Smart TVs Are Going To Take Overhttp://www.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-3-2014-2
Fri, 21 Feb 2014 12:14:00 -0500Mark Hoelzel
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/52f2aa1d6bb3f7be30c251ac-400-/shareofconnectedtvsbytype.png" border="0" alt="ShareOfConnectedTVsByType" width="400" style="float: right;" /></p><p>Connected TVs are taking their place in the line-up of always-connected modern gadgets. And they are fundamentally reshaping how audiences consume media.</p>
<p>But there is a tension in the connected TV market between streaming devices and smart TVs, according to a new report from BI Intelligence.</p>
<p><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-2&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">For now, BI Intelligence finds that streaming devices like the Apple TV account for just over half of connected TVs in the U.S., while smart TVs take a 47% share of the market.</a> And more streaming devices are coming to market, including a rumored upcoming Amazon TV.</p>
<p>Nonetheless, acc cording to the report two big factors will quickly shift the distribution toward smart TVs. The global TV upgrade cycle is getting shorter amd&nbsp;the prices of smart TVs is dropping.</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-2&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">In the report, we take a broad look at the connected TV landscape, analyzing the factors, trends, and key players that are shaping the market.</a></strong> We explore the explosive growth of streaming devices, such as Google&rsquo;s Chromecast and Apple TV, and compare it to the growth of smart TVs from manufactures like Samsung and Vizio. We also examine the relationship between connected TVs and the pay TV industry.</p>
<p>Here are some of the key details surrounding smart TVs from the report:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-2&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">The smart TV landscape is highly fragmented. </a>The market share for smart TVs in the United States is dominated by five manufacturers, with Samsung and Vizio together accounting for more than 60% of market share, according to NPD.</li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-2&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">In most cases, these manufacturers utilize their own proprietary operating systems</a> and software development environments, and much like Apple TV does, strike specific deals with content providers on a case-by-case basis.&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-2&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">These companies hold the opinion that users are more interested in access to a few video streaming services </a>&mdash; the Netflixes, ESPNs, and Disneys of the world &mdash; rather than deep libraries of third-party applications.</li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-2&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">By contrast, Roku, Chromecast, and LG (with WebOS) have bet on open platforms and opening the door to a diversity of apps and independent developers</a>, which will likely lead to a lot of experimentation. Samsung has opted for tightly controlled platforms that only add apps in increments, and focus only on proven crowd pleasers. (Apple TV, a streaming device, also has a closed model.)</li>
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<p>In full, the report:</p>
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<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-2&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Lays out the connected TV landscape as it stands today and how it will change in the near future.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-2&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Highlights the key players, platforms, and devices that are shaping the connected TV market.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-2&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Looks at the latest streaming devices to come to market and how each has altered the TV landscape.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-2&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Projects the trajectory for smart TV shipments and the tension among smart TV manufacturers between an open and closed platform approach.</a></li>
<li><a href="https://intelligence.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-2014-2?utm_source=House&amp;utm_medium=Edit&amp;utm_term=V-CNNCTD-TV-2&amp;utm_content=link&amp;utm_campaign=BIIMobile" onclick="this.href = this.href + '-' + window.location.search.substr(1).replace(/\&amp;|\=/g, '-');">Analyzes the relationship between connected TV and the pay TV industry, and how it will evolve in the future.</a></li>
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<p><img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/52f2a83f69beddea5267dd57-1200-924/globaltvshipments.png" border="0" alt="GlobalTVShipments" width="800" /></p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/the-connected-tv-landscape-why-smart-tvs-and-streaming-gadgets-are-conquering-the-living-room-3-2014-2#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p> http://www.businessinsider.com/best-smart-tvs-2013-3The 8 Best Smart TVs You Can Buyhttp://www.businessinsider.com/best-smart-tvs-2013-3
Tue, 26 Mar 2013 09:22:00 -0400Kevin Smith
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/50ecbb6decad045137000021-400-300/img_8244.jpg" border="0" alt="panasonic smart tv interface" width="400" height="300" /></p><p>Smart TVs have become more prevalent as the technology becomes cheaper and more widely available.&nbsp;</p>
<p>These are web-connected TVs that come prepackaged with apps and streaming services like <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/netflix" class="hidden_link">Netflix</a> and <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/hulu" class="hidden_link">Hulu</a>, meaning you don't need to buy a separate box like an <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/apple-tv" class="hidden_link">Apple TV</a> or Roku.</p>
<p>Just about every major manufacturers has its own take on a Smart TV.&nbsp;</p>
<p>We rounded up our favorites here.</p><h3>The Samsung LED F8000 is one of the company's flagship models for 2013</h3>
<img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/514a0506ecad04bb6f000010-400-300/the-samsung-led-f8000-is-one-of-the-companys-flagship-models-for-2013.jpg" alt="" />
<p><p>Samsung <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/samsung-smart-tv-price-and-availability-2013-3">recently announced its 2013 line up of Smart TVs</a>.</p>
<p><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Samsung's Smart TV technology is some of the most advanced around.&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Users can interact with their television using voice, gestures, or the remote control.</span></p>
<p><span><span>But what really makes Samsung's 2013 models stand out is built-in software called S Recommendation that helps you find shows to watch and the integrated web cameras and sensors for motion and voice control.</span></span></p>
<p><span><span></span><strong>Price:</strong>&nbsp;<span>The LED F8000 comes in three sizes: 46 inches, 55 inches, and 65 inches, and are&nbsp;</span><span>priced at, $2,199, $2,699, and $2,999, respectively.</span></span></p></p>
<br/><br/><h3>Samsung's 2013 Plasma Smart TV is the company's other flagship.</h3>
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<p><p><span>Samsung's other 2013 flagship TV, is the the F8500 Plasma.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span><span>Samsung promises the F8500 will offer the ultimate picture quality with the deepest blacks and the brightest picture available. </span></span></p>
<p><span>"The F8500 delivers the same brightness levels and eight times the black expression of regular LED TVs, thanks to new luminance enhancements and Samsung&rsquo;s proprietary Deep Black Algorithm and Real Black Pro II for improved black expression,"&nbsp;<a href="http://www.avforums.com/forums/ces-consumer-electronics-show-2013/1726834-samsung-says-their-new-f8500-plasma-new-standard.html">according to Mark Hodgkinson</a>.</span></p>
<p><span><span>But besides hardware features, the F8500 is also packed with all of Samsung's current SmartTV software. Users will have access to the SmartHub, five panels that show: what's on TV, Movies &amp; TV Shows, Photos, Videos, and Music, Social, and Apps. </span></span></p>
<p><span><span>Besides these intuitive hubs, the television can give viewers recommendations tailored to what they like and you can speak with it telling it to change the channel to ESPN for example.</span></span></p>
<p><span>You'll be able to buy it at the end of March.</span></p>
<p><span><span><strong>Price:</strong> The set comes in two sizes: 60 inches and 64 inches, and sells for $3,199 and $3,699, respectively.</span></span></p></p>
<br/><br/><h3>LG's 60-inch 3D LED SmartTV is easy to set up and comes with a "Magic Remote"</h3>
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<p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">LG's Smart TVs are some of the most advanced around. Each set has built-in WiFi and comes with LG's Magic Remote Control.</span></p>
<p>The Magic Remote Control allows you to simply wave and click while browsing the Internet or using the LG Dashboard that manages apps and content.</p>
<p><strong>Price:</strong> <a href="http://www.bestbuy.com/site/LG---60%26%2334%3B-Class---LED---1080p---240Hz---Smart---3D---HDTV/6734339.p?id=1218786218461&amp;skuId=6734339">Currently on sale at Best Buy $1,299.99</a></p></p>
<br/><br/><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/best-smart-tvs-2013-3#sharps-aquos-smart-tv-comes-in-a-ton-of-sizes-to-fit-any-living-room-4">See the rest of the story at Business Insider</a> http://www.businessinsider.com/vizio-ces-booth-tour-2013-1Here's Your First Look At Vizio's 2013 Lineup For Budget-Friendly PCs, Tablets, TVs, And Smartphoneshttp://www.businessinsider.com/vizio-ces-booth-tour-2013-1
Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:35:34 -0500Kevin Smith
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/50eb581669bedd684d000001-400-300/vizio%20main%20image.jpg" border="0" alt="vizio ces 2013 press booth" width="400" height="300" /></p><p>In just 10 short years Vizio has emerged as one of the top TV manufacturers in America.</p>
<p><span>Today, we had a chance to get a first look at what Vizio has planned for 2013.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p>Besides televisions, the company has expanded its line up to include PCs, tablets, streaming boxes, and smartphones.</p>
<p>The showroom was full of the latest Ultra High Definition 4K TV sets, the latest in LED technology, touch PCs, and even the latest Vizio Co-star.</p>
<p>Here's your first look at Vizio's 2013 line up.</p><h3>Walking into the Vizio show room at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas made us feel like we were leaving the hectic strip and stepping into a clean, peaceful showroom fully of their latest offerings.</h3>
<img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/50eb2ece69bedd5c66000002-400-300/walking-into-the-vizio-show-room-at-the-wynn-hotel-in-las-vegas-made-us-feel-like-we-were-leaving-the-hectic-strip-and-stepping-into-a-clean-peaceful-showroom-fully-of-their-latest-offerings.jpg" alt="" />
<br/><br/><h3>Our tour started with several walls full of TVs. This is Vizio's new XVT-series. The 70-inch Ultra High Definition 4K TV was crystal clear. Vizio plans to release this set sometime in the fall. It's also available in 55 or 65-inches. No price yet.</h3>
<img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/50eb2ed16bb3f7f636000016-400-300/our-tour-started-with-several-walls-full-of-tvs-this-is-vizios-new-xvt-series-the-70-inch-ultra-high-definition-4k-tv-was-crystal-clear-vizio-plans-to-release-this-set-sometime-in-the-fall-its-also-available-in-55-or-65-inches-no-price-yet.jpg" alt="" />
<br/><br/><h3>Next to the 70-inch 4K TV was the 55-inch. We really liked this one because it was a 3DTV where you didn't need glasses. The 3D is super crisp and can be seen from a lot of different angles.</h3>
<img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/50eb2edc69bedd5c66000008-400-300/next-to-the-70-inch-4k-tv-was-the-55-inch-we-really-liked-this-one-because-it-was-a-3dtv-where-you-didnt-need-glasses-the-3d-is-super-crisp-and-can-be-seen-from-a-lot-of-different-angles.jpg" alt="" />
<br/><br/><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/vizio-ces-booth-tour-2013-1#next-was-the-e-series-these-hdtvs-were-razor-thin-the-e-series-features-vizios-smart-tv-experience-theyre-available-in-a-range-of-sizes-from-27-inches-all-the-way-up-to-70-inches-4">See the rest of the story at Business Insider</a> http://www.businessinsider.com/windows-8-vizio-laptop-deal-2012-12Here's A Ridiculously Good Deal On A Windows 8 Laptop From Vizio (MSFT)http://www.businessinsider.com/windows-8-vizio-laptop-deal-2012-12
Fri, 28 Dec 2012 12:55:11 -0500Kevin Smith
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/50dddabdeab8ea2063000001-402-300/screen%20shot%202012-12-28%20at%2012.45.08%20pm.png" border="0" alt="vizio laptop deal" width="402" height="300" /></p><p>The <a class="hidden_link" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/microsoft">Microsoft</a> Store is selling a <a href="http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/pd/productID.259456700?ClickID=cnaqfx7x7ippqnnnqlwlakszzk4eelwszzzk">15.6-inch Vizio laptop for $799.99</a>. The same laptop is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/VIZIO-CT15-A5-15-6-Inch-Light-Ultrabook/dp/B009PJHE7O">more than $1,000 on Amazon.</a></p>
<p>This is an incredible deal because the Vizio's screen supports a 1080p resolution. But the real kicker is the state-of-the-art processor and 256 GB solid-state drive.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Solid-state drives are still pretty expensive, so getting one in a computer of this quality is an amazing value.</p>
<p>Besides solid-state hard drives and HD resolutions the laptop's battery lasts seven hours and you can play around with <a class="hidden_link" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/windows">Windows</a> 8, Microsoft's latest operating system.</p>
<p>To find out more about the computer head over to the <a href="http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/pd/productID.259456700?ClickID=cnaqfx7x7ippqnnnqlwlakszzk4eelwszzzk">Microsoft Store</a>.</p>
<p>Thanks for spotting this great deal,&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/dealzmodo/status/284712172649594880">Dealzmodo</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Don't Miss:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/best-productivity-apps-2012-2012-12">The Best Productivity Apps Of 2012 &gt;</a></strong></p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/windows-8-vizio-laptop-deal-2012-12#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p> http://www.businessinsider.com/vizio-ces-booth-2012-1Vizio Totally Nails It With Its First Laptop And Desktop Computershttp://www.businessinsider.com/vizio-ces-booth-2012-1
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:42:00 -0500Ellis Hamburger
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/4f0df228eab8ea6a0e000033/vizio-ces-main-pic.jpg" border="0" alt="vizio ces main pic" /></p><p>LAS VEGAS -- Vizio's CES booth is so big it can't even fit inside the Las Vegas Convention Center.</p>
<p>The company showed off the first laptops and desktop PCs its ever built, as well as a beautiful 10-inch tablet, &nbsp;and of course a complete range of jaw-dropping TVs.</p>
<p>Vizio's computers look a ton like <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/apple" class="hidden_link">Apple</a> products, but that's actually a pretty great thing. Many PC makers have tried and failed to emulate Apple's designs, and on its first try, Vizio did a bang up job.</p>
<p>This means Vizio's computers are sleek, attractive, full of intentional design choices, and really sturdy. The best feature of these computers will likely be their prices&mdash;Vizio is famous for offering ridiculous values on great stuff.</p>
<p>The computers will launch this summer.</p>
<p>Here's a full tour of Vizio's CES booth.</p><h3>Welcome to the Vizio "booth." It's really more like a very large room.</h3>
<img src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/4f0de7c2eab8ea6305000002-400-300/welcome-to-the-vizio-booth-its-really-more-like-a-very-large-room.jpg" alt="" />
<br/><br/><h3>Here's Vizio's first desktop computer debuting later this year. It's an "all in one," and it's gorgeous.</h3>
<img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/4f0de779ecad04456a000012-400-300/heres-vizios-first-desktop-computer-debuting-later-this-year-its-an-all-in-one-and-its-gorgeous.jpg" alt="" />
<br/><br/><h3>It doesn't come with a mouse. Just a multitouch trackpad and keyboard (which are not final designs).</h3>
<img src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/4f0de767eab8ea657d00001d-400-300/it-doesnt-come-with-a-mouse-just-a-multitouch-trackpad-and-keyboard-which-are-not-final-designs.jpg" alt="" />
<br/><br/><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/vizio-ces-booth-2012-1#the-24-27-inch-pcs-are-really-thin-4">See the rest of the story at Business Insider</a> http://www.businessinsider.com/vizio-laptop-desktop-2012-1Check Out Vizio's Slick New Aluminum Laptop And Desktop PCshttp://www.businessinsider.com/vizio-laptop-desktop-2012-1
Sat, 07 Jan 2012 09:03:00 -0500Ellis Hamburger
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/4f084cd069bedda154000014/vizio-laptop.jpg" border="0" alt="vizio laptop" /></p><p>Just ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next week, Vizio's CTO Matt McRae told <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-07/vizio-aims-low-price-wrecking-ball-at-pcs-after-shaking-up-tvs.html">Bloomberg</a> about the company's next big gamble: desktop and laptop PCs.</p>
<p>At CES, Vizio will launch two all-in-one desktop computers and three laptop computers, all of which are aimed at the "value market" like Vizio's TVs.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/06/vizio-desktop-laptop-pc/">Engadget</a> dug up some pictures of the computers, which are accompanied by a Magic Trackpad device and some kind of speaker/subwoofer.</p>
<p>The desktop will come in 24 and 27 inch models, and the laptops will come in a 15 inch model, as well as ultra-thin 14 and 15 inch models. Also, the computers will be able to beam content back and forth with Vizio Smart TVs.</p>
<p><span>Vizio's new computers will arrive by June 2012.</span></p><img src="http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/4f084da3ecad045e2800000a-400-300/.jpg" alt="" />
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<br/><br/><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/vizio-laptop-desktop-2012-1#-4">See the rest of the story at Business Insider</a> http://www.businessinsider.com/best-tvs-gift-guide-2011-11The Top 10 Drool-Worthy TVs We Love This Holiday Seasonhttp://www.businessinsider.com/best-tvs-gift-guide-2011-11
Fri, 25 Nov 2011 13:00:00 -0500Ellis Hamburger
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/4eca9d566bb3f7282900004d/sai-tools-holiday-gift-guide-tvs.jpg" border="0" alt="sai tools holiday gift guide tvs" /></p><p>Welcome to the SAI: Tools 10 x 10 Holiday Gift Guide! We're picking the 10 best products from 10 different categories to round out your shopping list this year.</p>
<p>For the next two weeks we're going to bring you the best in tablets, computers, accessories, you name it.</p>
<p class="p1">Today, we pick our favorite TVs from the most vibrant big screens to great budget options.</p>
<p class="p1">We even have a TV that turns on and off when you enter and exit the room.</p>
<p class="p1">Keep reading for the best apps you can buy this Holiday season.</p><h3>#10 This TV is barely even there.</h3>
<img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/4ecd1c766bb3f7f32d00004f-400-300/10-this-tv-is-barely-even-there.jpg" alt="" />
<p><p>The Samsung UN55D8000 is razor thin and has almost no bezel, making it a true wonder to behold.</p>
<p>It's 55 inches of 1080p goodness, combined with an insane 240Hz refresh rate, an anti-glare screen, and even built in Wi-Fi for streaming movies to the apps it has built in.</p>
<p><strong>Price: </strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-UN55D8000-55-Inch-1080p-Silver/dp/B004N866SU">$1,945.01</a></p></p>
<br/><br/><h3>#9 Here's the best 3D TV you can buy.</h3>
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<p>This Panasonic is one of the most well-rounded 3D TVs you can buy, and won't (completely) break the bank. Both <a href="http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/panasonic-tc-p42st30-hdtv/">The Wirecutter</a> and <a href="http://reviews.cnet.com/flat-panel-tvs/panasonic-tc-p55vt30/4505-6482_7-34468892.html?tag=contentBody;img34468892">CNET</a> say this is one of the best TVs you can get.</p>
<p>This killer 55'' set has built in Wi-Fi and Netflix streaming, is controlled via an iPhone app, and has "<a href="http://reviews.cnet.com/flat-panel-tvs/panasonic-tc-p55vt30/4505-6482_7-34468892.html?tag=mncolBtm;rnav">outstanding picture quality</a>," despite the fact that it's a 3D TV set.</p>
<p><strong>Price:&nbsp;</strong><a href="http://www.abesofmaine.com/item.do?item=PSTCP55VT30&amp;id=PSTCP55VT30&amp;l=FROOGLE">$1,798.18</a>&nbsp;(MSRP:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-VIERA-TC-P55VT30-55-inch-Plasma/dp/B004NPP152/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1321914128&amp;sr=1-1">$2,149.96</a>)</p>
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<br/><br/><h3>#8 Here's a cheap but solid TV with Google TV built in.</h3>
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<p><p>The 32-inch Sony&nbsp;NSX-32GT1 packs in 1080p video, Wi-Fi, plus Google TV integration for a great price.</p>
<p><a href="http://reviews.cnet.com/best-32-inch-hdtvs/?tag=">CNET</a> calls it one of the best, yet inexpensive internet-connected TVs ever.</p>
<p><strong>Price: </strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sony-NSX-32GT1-32-Inch-Featuring-Google/dp/B004BBA6B2">$398.99</a></p></p>
<br/><br/><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/best-tvs-gift-guide-2011-11#7-heres-the-cheapest-40-inch-1080p-tv-you-can-buy-4">See the rest of the story at Business Insider</a> http://www.businessinsider.com/vizio-tablet-hulu-plus-2011-8Here's The Only Android Tablet You Can Watch Hulu Onhttp://www.businessinsider.com/vizio-tablet-hulu-plus-2011-8
Wed, 24 Aug 2011 10:15:00 -0400Ellis Hamburger
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/4e412f956bb3f7bb63000001/vizio-tablet.jpg" border="0" alt="vizio tablet" /></p><p>Vizio <a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/vizios-groundbreaking-8-tablet-launches-hulu-plus-128306898.html">just announced</a> that its <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/vizio-tablet-2011-8">Vizio 8 tablet</a> will be the first <a class="hidden_link" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/android">Android</a> tablet to be able to play content from <a class="hidden_link" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/hulu-plus">Hulu Plus</a>.</p>
<p>Until now, <a class="hidden_link" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/hulu">Hulu</a> had not approved any <a class="hidden_link" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/android">Android</a> tablets to stream content..</p>
<p><a class="hidden_link" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/hulu">Hulu</a> has evidently begun approving Android devices one by one, like <a class="hidden_link" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/netflix">Netflix</a> has been doing lately.</p>
<p>There are currently <a href="http://blog.hulu.com/2011/07/13/android-rollout-of-hulu-plus-continues-on-four-more-smartphones/">10 Android devices on the Hulu-approved list</a>&nbsp;alongside the Vizio tablet.</p>
<p>The Vizio 8 runs Android 2.3 <a class="hidden_link" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/gingerbread">Gingerbread</a> (not Honeycomb), so while it's the first Android tablet to run <a class="hidden_link" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/hulu-plus">Hulu Plus</a>, it could be a while before another gets Hulu's stamp of approval.</p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/vizio-tablet-2011-8">Vizio 8 tablet</a> runs for <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005B9G79I/ref=asc_df_B005B9G79I1677635?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&amp;tag=hyprod-20&amp;linkCode=asn&amp;creative=395093&amp;creativeASIN=B005B9G79I">$299.99</a>, and can also control your Vizio TV if you have one.</p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/vizio-tablet-hulu-plus-2011-8#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p> http://www.businessinsider.com/vizio-tablet-2011-8Vizio Just Launched Its Super-Cheap Android Tablet That Controls Your TVhttp://www.businessinsider.com/vizio-tablet-2011-8
Tue, 09 Aug 2011 09:05:00 -0400Steve Kovach
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/4e412f956bb3f7bb63000001/vizio-tablet.jpg" border="0" alt="vizio tablet" /></p><p>Vizio is known for pumping out HD TVs at affordable prices, and now it's taking the same strategy with its new tablet launching today.</p>
<p>The tablet -- it doesn't have a name, it's just the "Vizio Tablet" -- costs $299 and is designed to control your home theater system. You'll also get access to the <a class="hidden_link" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/android">Android</a> Market.</p>
<p>We're not sure which version of <a class="hidden_link" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/android">Android</a> the 8-inch tablet is running, but it looks like a heavily modified version 2.x. Sorry, no Honeycomb.</p>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/cheap-ipad-alternatives-2011-5">Check out these 12 cheap iPad alternatives</a></strong></p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/vizio-tablet-2011-8#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p> http://www.businessinsider.com/vizio-has-300-in-house-employees-and-50000-outsourced-ones-2011-8Vizio's Winning Formula: Outsourcing 99% Of Its Labor http://www.businessinsider.com/vizio-has-300-in-house-employees-and-50000-outsourced-ones-2011-8
Mon, 01 Aug 2011 16:17:00 -0400Kim Bhasin
<p><img style="float:right;" src="../../image/4e36f605ecad04d47a00000a/vizio.jpg?maxX=400&amp;maxY=299" border="0" alt="vizio" width="400" height="299" /></p><p>Vizio racked up nearly $3 billion in revenue last year with just 300 in-house employees on its payroll -- that's about $10 million per worker.</p>
<p>How did the company pull that off? Outsourcing.</p>
<p>The flat-screen TV maker has around 50,000 people -- mostly based in Taiwan -- working for other companies who manufacture Vizio's products, <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/management/vizios-outsourcing-hits-a-profitable-note-07292011.html">according to Bloomberg Businessweek</a>.</p>
<p>Though much of its manufacturing is done abroad through subcontractors and partners, there are some tasks it doesn't ship overseas. The company designs its products at its California headquarters, and keeps its customer service division in-house as well.</p>
<p>And the business model is working. Vizio continues its reign as the leading seller of <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/lcd" class="hidden_link">LCD</a> sets in North America and has maintained its profitability throughout.</p>
<p>It has also boldly expanded into other electronics segments, first with HDTV accessories and Blu-Ray players a few years ago. Vizio recently <a href="http://green.tmcnet.com/channels/renewable-energy/articles/190571-vizio-enters-led-lighting-industry-launches-vizio-led.htm">entered the high efficiency LED lighting industry</a> and now looks to <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/96949/20110103/vizio-s-android-smartphone-to-trigger-low-cost-war.htm">shake up the tablet and smartphone industries</a> with its <a href="http://androidcommunity.com/vizio-via-phone-and-via-tablet-get-official-ahead-of-summer-release-20110103/">VIZIO Phone and VIZIO Tablet</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/vizio-has-300-in-house-employees-and-50000-outsourced-ones-2011-8#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p> http://www.businessinsider.com/blake-griffin-vizio-tablet-2011-6WATCH: NBA Star Blake Griffin Gets Vizio's First Android Tablet, Controls His Huge 3D TV With Ithttp://www.businessinsider.com/blake-griffin-vizio-tablet-2011-6
Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:25:00 -0400Ellis Hamburger
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/4df79e904bd7c82234030000/blake-griffin-vizio-tablet.jpg" border="0" alt="blake griffin vizio tablet" /></p><p>Blake Griffin, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/nba" class="hidden_link">NBA</a> Rookie Of The Year, has a brand new Vizio tablet and is using it to watch movies and control his huge <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/3d-tv" class="hidden_link">3D TV</a> set.</p>
<p>The Vizio tablet is set to launch later this summer for $349.99, and has an 8-inch screen and a skinned-up version of <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/android" class="hidden_link">Android</a> that works with Vizio TV apps.</p>
<p>It has a built in infrared LED so it can be used as a universal remote with all of your entertainment system components.</p>
<p>See below for a video of Griffin checking out his new hardware.</p>
<p>(via <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/14/blake-griffin-gets-vizio-tablet-before-you-can-proves-famous-pe/" target="_blank">Engadget</a>)</p>
<p><iframe width="560" height="349" frameborder="0" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/DXqZ__u_9RQ?rel=0"></iframe></p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/blake-griffin-vizio-tablet-2011-6#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p> http://www.businessinsider.com/vizio-google-tv-2011-1Vizio Signs Up To Make Google TVs (GOOG)http://www.businessinsider.com/vizio-google-tv-2011-1
Mon, 03 Jan 2011 12:18:00 -0500Dan Frommer
<p><img style="float:right;" src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/4bf6bd3c7f8b9a80268c0000/google-tv-eric-schmidt.jpg" border="0" alt="google tv eric schmidt" /></p><p>It's still way <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/heres-the-only-way-google-tv-can-succeed-2010-12">too early to tell if Google TV is going to work out yet</a>, but today's good news is that Google has gotten another big TV manufacturer, Vizio, to gamble on it.</p>
<p>Vizio will make a new line of TVs and Blu-ray players that run Google TV, which will ship later this year, <a href="http://googletv.blogspot.com/2011/01/google-tv-new-partner-for-new-year.html">Google announced today</a>. (Vizio is also going all-in on Android, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/bargain-electronics-company-vizio-gets-into-android-race-2011-1">using it as the basis for phones and tablets</a>, too.)</p>
<p>Vizio has taken a lot of market share since TVs went flat-panel, aided by its budget-friendly prices and wide distribution. Its bet on the Google TV platform suggests that it thinks it can make Google TVs cheap enough that people will want to buy, which is a good sign.</p>
<p>As we've said before, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/heres-the-only-way-google-tv-can-succeed-2010-12">the ONLY way for Google TV to be a success</a> is for Google to spray it across the whole TV industry. In other words, for TV makers to use it as the core operating system for their future gadgets, the way mobile phone makers have used Android over the past couple of years.</p>
<p>Now the question is... <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/when-is-apple-actually-going-to-sell-tvs-2010-12">will Apple counter these Google TV developments with its own television set</a>?</p>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/the-next-5-apple-gadgets-to-waste-time-obsessing-about-2010-12">The Next 5 Apple Gadgets To Waste Time Obsessing About</a></strong></p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/vizio-google-tv-2011-1#comments">Join the conversation about this story &#187;</a></p>